Newest Family Member...

[Footbag]

We brought Benny home on January 1st. He's a Bernese Mountain dog. He weighs about 17 lbs, and is about as clumsy as can be. You can see my other buddy, Bling, who I think realizes that Benny is going to be a BIG dog.
http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll175/Footbag01/IMG_2441.jpg

Here's another of him looking confused.
http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll175/Footbag01/IMG_2447.jpg

[Starscream]

Nice addition! Congrats!

[MadAl]

Very nice! Congrats and good luck with him

[chippewastud79]

He is a cute one for sure :tu

[goalie204]

aw he's cute, congrats

[Mugen910]

cute! Look at the size of his paws! Bling is gonna get bullied! :r

[ahc4353]

That is just GREAT! Congrats to you and your family.

A huge dog guy myself.

Keep this thread updated with his pics as he grows up please.

[dunng]

Very cute puppy! I can't wait to see his final size! :ss

[icehog3]

Benny is a good looking pup....Congrats!

[gvarsity]

Sweet looking pup. Congratulations.

[Footbag]

My wife just woke up and asked me if I brought him upstairs. I guess he knows how to climb stairs.

[taltos]

Congratulations on the handsome addition to your family. He will get big but the more crucial problem is that they are like border collies, they are smarter than humans.

[ucla695]

Cute puppy! :tu

[Mr.Maduro]

My wife and I LOVE Bernese Mountain Dogs and plan to get one when we buy a house big enough for all of us!

[md4958]

cute pooch... these dogs get massive though dont they?

[68TriShield]

Hes a great looking pup!

[SmokeyNL]

Nice puppy congrats

[hotreds]

Beautiful dog, beautiful dogs!

[Footbag]

cute pooch... these dogs get massive though dont they?

We're expecting around 130LBS.

[Blueface]

We're expecting around 130LBS.

Wow!!!

And to think I complain about picking up poop for a 55 lb Pit, a 15 lb Yorkie and a 6 lb Maltese.
My three barely add up to half of that weight.
You should pick up some flags and claim the poop mountains as your own, sort of like the lunar landing or Mt. Everest.:r:r:r

Good luck with that handsome pup. Looks like he will be lots of fun.

[GKitty]

He's totally adorable! Congratulations.

Your puppy weighs more than my dog... and he's 11 years old. :)


hmmmmmm.... This is not good. I need a bigger dog.

[King James]

Cute Dog! 130 lbs should be quite a good sized dog. Hoping my pup gets to 100 lbs

[ChicagoWhiteSox]

Nice looking dog! Hmm, a mountain dog. As soon as i get a new place, im getting a dog. I dont know a whole lot about dogs, but is this one expensvie? I am looking at a lab, german shep, or gold. retr.

[elderboy02]

That is a cool looking dog! :tu

[SmokeyJoe]

What a cool lookin' Pup! He will ule the house, I'm sure. :ss

[dschmidt20]

he's a great looking dog. looking at his mitts he's gonna be a big guy. I have a 7 1/2 yr old German Sheppard who is such a cream puff. They are great friends for sure. Congrats

[Footbag]

Nice looking dog! Hmm, a mountain dog. As soon as i get a new place, im getting a dog. I dont know a whole lot about dogs, but is this one expensvie? I am looking at a lab, german shep, or gold. retr.

This guy was pretty expensive, at least the most money I've ever paid for a dog. His father was the 4th place ranked Bernese in the country last year. In the end though, none of that matters.

I had a Chocolate lab who was an amazing dog. He was a genius and if Benny turns out anything like him, I'll be happy. They are great dogs too.

[ChicagoWhiteSox]

This guy was pretty expensive, at least the most money I've ever paid for a dog. His father was the 4th place ranked Bernese in the country last year. In the end though, none of that matters.

I had a Chocolate lab who was an amazing dog. He was a genius and if Benny turns out anything like him, I'll be happy. They are great dogs too.

Thanks, ill look into the bernese more. They look like great dogs!

[schnell987]

Beautiful dog. Thanks for sharing the pics. Looks like the two dogs get along (lucky for Bling :D) Enjoy.

[Footbag]

Beautiful dog. Thanks for sharing the pics. do the two dogs get along ok or do you have to ease them into living together? Enjoy.

Benny, the new one, is very confident and dominant. The little one has always loved dogs, and wants to play with Benny, but Benny is still in his puppy biting stage. Once he nips, Bling, the little one, a fight ensues. For now Bling can hold his own, but that may not be the case in a week. For now, the best thing we can do is let Bling defend himself and scold Benny for biting.

We had our first trip to the vet today, and she pretty much reiterated that we need to let Bling defend himself while he can.

[G G]

We're expecting around 130LBS.

That's 124 lbs. bigger than my dog.:r

[IBQTEE1]

Very cute puppy. Congrats!!

[Footbag]

Here's an update. He's putting on the LBS. He's still giving Bling a hard time, but now Bling isn't afraid to give it back to him. And they are starting to play as opposed to fight. He's also got all of the basic tricks down. Sit, lie down, roll over, shake hands. The funny thing is that when it's trick time, Bling sits right next to him and does the tricks before Benny can figure out what he's supposed to do.

http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll175/Footbag01/IMG_2488.jpg